Himeka Onoda (born 5 March 1998) is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Onoda began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around. This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years. She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade. She finished seventh in the group all-around, seventh in the 5 balls final, and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.

Himeka Onoda

Onoda won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alannah Mathews, Alexandra Aristoteli, and Felicity White. They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics. They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.

Himeka Onoda

Personal life

Onoda is of Japanese descent. Her mother died in 2020.

Himeka Onoda

References

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1998 births

Living people

Australian rhythmic gymnasts

Sportspeople from Brisbane

Olympic gymnasts for Australia

Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Australian people of Japanese descent

Sportswomen from Queensland